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No. 349,610. Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

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formed in shape like a figure 8, and is attached the invention to arubber boot.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

FREDERICK M. SHEPARD, OF EAST ORANGE, NEIV JERSEY.

LOOP FOR ARTICLES OF APPAREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,610, datedSeptember 21, 1886.

Application filed June 10, 1886. Serial No. 204,714. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDRRIcK 'M. SHEP ARD, of East Orange, county ofEssex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Loops for Articles of Apparel, which improvement is fullyset forth in the following specification.

This invention has reference more particularly to the construction ofloops to be attached to coats or other articles of apparel, and isspecially applicable to rubber goods, though not confined thereto.

According to my invention a double loop is to the garment or otherarticle, so that one of the loops projects beyond the edge thereof,while the other lies within such edge. Preferably the loop is inclosedbetween the outside and the lining of the article. When the loop isapplied to a coat or like garment to fasten the same by engagement withabutton, the fabric within the embedded loop may be'slit to form abutton-hole to which the loop acts as a stay. This inner buttoirhole canbe used in case the projecting loop wears out. The arrangement alsopractically renders the coat adjustable to fit different persons, or tobe worn with a greater or less thickness of under-garments. When appliedto a rubber overshoc, it facilitates putting it on and off. Theprojecting loop can also be used to receive a button near the lower edgeof the trousers and hold them up to prevent their becoming wet andsoiled in rainy weather. The loop is also applicable to rubber and otherboots. The loop is fastened at the edge of the article in any suitableway as by a strong thread or. by a metal clamp. The accompanyingdrawings, which form a part otthis specification, illustrate the mannerinwhich the invention is or may be carried into effect. I

Figure I is a view of the upper part of a coat with the inventionapplied thereto; Fig. II, a partial crosssection thereof on a largerscale, Figs. III and IV, details showing'the loop, and Fig. V a viewillustrating the application of The loops at are made of cord, and whenapplied to a rubber article are coated with rubher. They are constructedto form two loops or a double loop resembling a figure 8 by crossing, asin Fig. III, or by fastening opposite sides together, as in Fig. 'IV.The shape of the loop is maintained by securing. it with a thread, I),or otherwise.

In applying the loops to a garment, such as shown in Fig. I, one of theloops is inserted between the outside layer, 0, and the lining d of thegarment, (see Fig. 1L) and is secured therein in any suitable way. Asshown, the coat is provided with a vertical flap, B, attached to themain portion A of the coat at f, and the opposite edge, 0, of thegarment isinserted under this flap, and loop a slipped over the button9. The fabric inside the embedded loop is or may be slit, as at P, toform a but ton-hole, to which the said loop acts as a stay. Thebutton-holes 6 can be used in case of brea king of the projecting loopsor in case it is de sired to button the garment more closely about theperson. The double loop may be applied in the same manner to othergarments or articles of apparelsuch, i'or instance, as a rubber hootasshown in Fig. V. \Vhen thus applied the material within the embeddedpart of the loop may be cut out to form a hole for insertion of thefingers; or it may be allowed to remain, in which case the embedded loopforms whereby a button-hole or fiugenhole within J said loop is stayed,the other loop being left free, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof 'I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK M. SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

F. M. SHEPA D, J1-., JOHN C. GREE

